Shimla, Nov. 2 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a sharp attack on the Congress party over its opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls while accusing the party of supporting "ineligible" voters.

Addressing a rally in Shimla after Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'save democracy, remove anarchy' padyatra on Sunday, Sarma said, "The opposition of the SIR is not merely about the revision of voter lists, rather, it is an attempt to reinstate the ideology of Babar and Aurangzeb. Those who supported the Babri Masjid are seeking to advance such a political agenda by leveling allegations of vote theft."

Defending SIR, the Assam CM said, "Maintaining accurate voter lists was essential for protecting...